Manufacture of covered frame-pieces for chairs and other articles.



MANUFACTURE OF COVERED FR H. B. MORRIS.

AME PIECES FOR CHAIRS AND OTHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATNJN FFLED JULY 19. IQIB.

Patented May 14,1918.

HAROLD B. MORRIS, F GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA.

MANUFACTURE OF COVERED FRAME-PIECES FOR CHAIRS AND OTHER ARTICLES.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, HAROLD B. Moms, a citizen of the United States, residing in Glendale, in the county of Los An Ice and 6 State of California, have invente certain new and useful Improvements in the Manufacture of Covered Frame-Pieces for Chairs and other Articles, of which the following is a specification.

: It has heretofore been the practice in the manufacture of chairs in which the frame is covered with ratan, flag, grass, paper or the like to first construct the chair-frame cpmplete and then cover it by winding some 16 parts of the frame with a covering material and covering other parts such as the seat, back and arms by interweaving the material with diiferent parts of the skeleton frame but I have found that the manufacture 0 chairs can be greatly improved if the legs, ngs and similar parts of the chair are ,vered with the covering material before I ey' are joined with the other parts while i; e seat, back and arms may be covered with material in fabric form which may be machine made and securely fastened in place on the seat, back and arm frames in a novel I21. my application for Patent No. 36,036 filed June 24, 1915, I have described and claimed some of the ways in which chairs may be thus constructed.

In somecases it is feasible to first steam or otherwise soften a frame piece to be covcred, then apply the covering material thereto and then bend the covered piece.

gam in other cases to first soften the tvooden frame piece, then appl vadhesive thereto, then wind the coverni "material thereon and then bend the covered piece. In other cases I have found that where the ame piece is quite long and where a sharp band is required it is decidedly better to construct a cover for the framepiece sepa- 45 rately and to quickly slip the coverin onto the. softened frame 'iece while it is still hot and in the best con ition for bending.

present invention relates to a method involving the formation of a tube or sleeve of covering material and then applying this tube or sleeve to a softened frame piece and then bending the covered frame iece.

carryin out my invention ma :1. aleeve'or tu by braiding or make Specification oi Letters Patent. Application filed July 19, 1916. Serial No. 110,217.

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covering material into tubular form, or I may form a tube of paper and surround it by covering material by winding the latter thereon, a suitable adhesive being preferably employed to cause the covering to adhere to the paper. A frame piece is steamed, boiled or otherwise heated or softened and is then Then the tube or covering material is slipped onto the frame piece and where a bend is required the bending opera ion is performed while the frame piece is still hot or warm. in this Way the process of covering the frame piece is expedited and the cracking or breaking of the wood is largely prevented.

In the accompanyin drawings Figure 1 illustrates 10w 3. sli of paper is wound on an expansible mand rel to form a foundation tube.

Fig. 2 illustrates how this paper tube is covered with adhesive and then has a length of covering cord wound upon it.

Fig. 3 is a view on an enlarged scale and in transverse section, illustrating the mandrel, the paper tube, the adhesive and the covering material Wound on the paper tube.

Fig. 4 is a detail view in perspective showing how a tube of covering material may be formed by a braiding operation.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 and shows how a suitable tube may be woven.

Fig. 6 shows how a frame icce may be grooved or indented and rein orced at the point of bending, and how it may be covered with adhesive material.

F 1g. 7 is a detail view with parts broken away, showing the frame piece covered and ready for use or ready for bein bent.

Fig. 8 shows how the covere frame piece is bent.

I may form a suitable sleeve by covering cords into tubular form, Gated at A in Fig. 4, or I by weaving the material into tubular form, as indicated in Fi 5. Such tubes may be prepared in suitab e machines.

' In the remaining figures of the drawing I have shown still other ways of forming the covering sleeve.

i In Flg. 1, 0 indicates a collapsible and expansible mandrelon which is wound a stri of paper D, preferably perforated as indicated at d.

In Fig. 2.1 have shown how adhesive 0 braiding as indlmay form a sleeve may he applied tn tho mpwr tuhm such 11d hes-ivc filling the perhimtiunr; d and also cm Ming the iulie, Adhi-siwmay he applied in the paper strip hc'lxnc i1 ii-= mnmrl ll ilw mandrel in which (we. the adhi-sivv. is prelimably dried helm-0 lacing wmmd and Min- Ward sol'lelicdi Around the zullic'civc cuv ercd iuhc hi mind :1 cm-il ltl in ('mering imitm'ial 0i Ally iiiinhlc lgiml. "Whvn thc mlhcsiiu lh applied in the manniar indicated it will (AHHO lho vuwi-ing Iimim'iul iu firmly adhere lo the paper tube and said udhcsiy'c will pass into the inrlcntiltimw (Z in such manner as to form a din-cl ccnneclinn through the paper tuhu he! \Yllll the mvci'ingf cord and the frame piece 10 which the mhi; is applied. Aitvr ihv vow-ring iilziici'izil is applied, as indicated in Fig. 2 the mandrel (l may be collapsed and the tube Withdrawn endwisc lhercirmn Mid such a lube may hu aiiplid in a Vi UV" plif ih l hich w ll llivn 1m ma for 1152,01 m Lhciiflnm pm is to he hem, the lame-r should be find, so? tum-d them have the tub ii iplied l0 it and the licndin o'iemliiun should he'iihen pew formed. re .erahly lhc frame piece is grooved or formed livll indentations or recvsscs, as indicated at f in Fig. 6. This. for the purpose of holding some of the gluc m adhesive 2:1 OillBl'Wlfifi when theslcevc is slipped on to the frame piece must f the. glue might be wiped oil. In Fig. 6 1 have stick 0i. frame :=;lip .-cd onto it bu; in 5mm cascs it IS uni necessary to 1303i l lw frame, piece with adiwsim {2E3 Sufiicient Mlhcsive will beheld and supplied by the balm, If the frame piw-zcc has been as med, hailed n1 otherwise heme it will snrr c anti soften 'the adhesiw in the sites? in waif-tn Hi9 slo nlo adhere t0 the Titanic iwmrn.

In Fig. 6 l have illcsitmtcd hcw the imnuz piece may be reinforced mt strengthehml where sharp hands H[,i .ifl'. ".lfhis is done by inlaying small piccva; mi @hec metal and attaching l'hviie piccvs: m l'lic frame piece by spcuring devices i When the frame piecc is; first fill-( :151:06. linilmi m uihcx'wisc licnlxcii and softened, then if mm r'y glue may be RY)- lied dirc tly in it, 21'- imlic 'cd in l '3 i and than the. sleeve of o arm material, whether of the kind shown in Fig, or of the kind shown in Figs. 4 0r 5'', 1S quickly slipped (min the framc piecewli'ilc it, is still hot, and lhan thc Praline piece is bent in the, manner indicated in Fig. 8 and held until it :lHFiul'fleS permanently l'lw hcnt ccndilinn. it

will tlmshe swan that while in some conflh Lions it. is pi'lu'iiical'il to cm'er a. frame piwc hy holding it in a Winding machine and winding the cnvriiig ihatcz'ial thereon it is: pinch better in other cases to app! the cmm-ing material even ii'mi'c quickly in lime fram piece cover hy iii :illUW!) adhesive applied to thc piece hvfom chi iliftfl) m to he bent ii. i

by iimt forming the wra li'mnu piwc while the latter is still of;

mill will and lhcu handing the covered piece.

l 'llm melhud lllil'llll described of repair in a frame piece huchairs and ob er a1 lick- 1, whivh (ZlllbiEFlS in attaching to the fix-inc pit-1m: IR picce 0'1 z-ahcci metal Where a, iw'ml is lu iii mile, solioning the piece applying cumming: mulcrial hereto and then hvmliug the: r-nvm'cd picce.

2!. The llllfillull huuin (ls-scribed 0f preparing a fimiic piecv for chui s and other articlvs. which com in applying a piece (2i Hlm ci. nwml where :i lmnil is to he made, wl'lmnig llw, piccm applying thereto a sleeve (,l' lZHYPTlilg muivlhll mid tlmn bending the cm it'ccl ii" t" v 2', Thu nlulhnd lllii cill described of prelug l lrumu pin: m r d chairs'an d ml; xiii; 13%;; in softening (hr piw'zc ri r yl 'Ll'xffiffl) 11 pre iously luungil sin-cw hi in l, cine-ring in uficriii ifl-tricn'l li *hg mfm" m'f flit: finished arfin ba ding ll: piece, thereby to :issulne a cor Emil 4. The he": lit d vibed method of preparing a f'mgnc pimm or cow-1nd chairs and clalmi' iu'ticlcs rvhich wna isl's in softening ihc fI-mnc pl.,.. dipping .a pirevioiisly formed hem 0i henl covering material mlwis; limo-12) 'innsinglhe sleeve'jto s11 10. i0 lm. Frame mm by a suilablead mhm, and i i- 5H handing the framepie'ce while in will bendable COlIlflitlOD, thereby ikLlMflfng rhn slug-v." nE mvering material to 2: 5am: 3 ccrm-es rgundhu? form.

Th1 mclhcd herein. described of prepari g :1. 1" 5w me efur chairs and other xi -15mins. which mnmau-i in preparing a (30V: 9 c6 Sim-2H2 of flexiblv absorbent malarial, heating and softening the frame piece to he covered, slipping the sleeve endwise or. the frame pieccwhile. it is still in a soft bend abie tfniidition, causing the ccwviiig to adhere to the; imam piece, and they ading the fran'm piecc, tlmreby causing ll i'ug slceve to assume a corresponding fuaf'r'i The herein described method of prepairing H frame picrric fm covered chairs: and ntlmr :urficles, which consists a gicsxe of flexible absorbent material m'w mspc iing to that of the finished arnlclv, limiting and softening the framepicce to 09. co ered, slipping the sleeve endwise. 0n the mine pie-cc while it is still in a soft hemlable conditiomcausing the BOVBI'iXl to hdand then nchng metllmd of liireapplyingth'e "covering material. thereto,

causing the covering material to adhere to bending the covered the piece, and then soft bendable condipiece while still in a tion.

8. The method herein described of pre paging a frame piece, for chairs and other articles, which consists in attaching to the {frame piece asheet of metal where a bond is to be made so that the metal occupies a position around the outer circumference of the bend, softening the-piece, a plying covering material thereto, and t en bending the covered piece;

9. The method herein described of preparing a frame piece for chairs and other articles, which consists in a plyin a piece of sheet metal where a bend is to made,

softening the piece, applying thereto a flexile sleeve 1 covering material, and then bendin the covered piece.

l0. e method herein described of preparing a f pine piece for chairs and other articles, which consists in reinforcing the portion where a bend is to be made, softenmg the reinforced portion, applying to said portion a flexible sleeve of coveringmaterial, and then bending the piece, thereby causing the sleeve oi covering material to assume a corresponding I01 50 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

HAROLD B. MORRIS. Witnesses:

W. P. Furor W. w. Tm. 

